Ok, so a month goes by without blinking... but it hasn't been totally non-productive. Even though the bulk of my hobby time has been getting to know my SSE at the field, I've still managed to get a bit of progress made on the Tiger. I started to work on setting up the aileron linkage when I realized that I built the servo mounts in different locations between the left and right wing panels - DOH! So I had to completel R&R the right servo mount. With that taken care of, I was able to set up the aileron linkage. I drilled the ailerons to take a 3/8" dowl plug to serve as a hard-point for mounting the DuBro control horn. From there, it was a simple matter to solder up the linkage (Pic #1).

Then it was on to the mounting and linkage for the tail surfaces. I had decided to use pull-pull for the rudder and independent linkage on the elevator. The rudder servo needed to be offset by 3/8" in order for the elevator rods to not interfere with the rudder cables. (Pic #2) I then added the same hard-points for the DuBro hardware on the rudder & elevator and connected the linkages. (Pic #3) I ran Sullivan Golden Rods through the fuse (Pic #4) and utilized some left-over cable from a DuBro Pull-Pull kit with 2-56 threaded solder ends silver-soldered to the cables.

With everything installed and assembled (Pic #5), then came the moment of truth. I fully expected it to balance in the typical Tiger 60 tail-heavy fashion. I was pleasantly surprised (if not totally astonished) to discover that it balanced almost dead center in the recommended range. (Pic #6)

With one final finish sanding, I should be ready to start covering soon.